Note : This paper contains seventy five objective type questions of two
marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. Which among the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Post-behavioural political theory interrelates value and fact
(B) Post-behavioural political theory is ethnocentric
(C) Post-behavioural political theory is tied to action and relevancy
(D) Post-behavioural political theory is change oriented
Ans : (B)

2. Positive liberalism does not believe in–
(A) Welfare State (B) Nanny State
(C) State as a moral agency (D) Minimal state
Ans : (D)

3. Marx does not believe in–
(A) Human consciousness determines social existence
(B) Ideas are the reflections of the interplay of material forces
(C) The base determines the superstructure
(D) Matter is active and dynamic
Ans : (A)

8. Which one among the following statements is correct ?
(A) Platonic justice is a legal concept
(B) The Greek word for Justice is dikaisune
(C) Platonic justice meant true in word and deed and paying one's debts to Gods
and men
(D) Platonic Justice consists in conformity to the laws and institutions laid
down by the Sovereign for his benefit and enforced by his power
Ans : (B)

10. Which one among the following statements is true ?
(A) The Prince deals with providing requirements for the maintenance of
political instability in the Republics
(B) The Discourses expounds the requirements for the maintenance of political
instability in principalities
(C) The Prince is concerned with the qualities of Princes, the Discourses place
a greater emphasis on the civic demands on citizens
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R) :Assertion (A) : Platonic justice represents a disposition to do the right
thing.Reason (R) : It is good to be unjust but bad to suffer injustice.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the right explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans : (C)

16. Who said that the structural-functional approach was weak in change, the
social process approach was weak in politics and the comparative history
approach was weak in theory ?
(A) Huntington (B) Paul F. Kress
(C) Jean Blondel (D) Samir Amin
Ans : (A)

19. The characteristics of Almond's political system mostly resemble those of
the political system(s) of–
(A) United States of America (B) Scandinavian countries
(C) Developing countries (D) Latin American countries
Ans : (A)

20. Who among the following identifies political development with the "institutionalisation
of political organisations and procedures" ?
(A) Huntington (B) Lucian Pye
(C) Organski (D) Almond
Ans : (A)

21. Which one of the following approaches / theories was first started as a
critique of democracy and socialism ?
(A) Elite theory (B) Structural–functional approach
(C) Communications theory (D) Game theory
Ans : (A)

23. In which of the following forms of Government is the second chamber as
indispensable part of legislature ?
(A) Presidential (B) Parliamentary
(C) Unitary (D) Federal
Ans : (D)

24. Which one of the following books has a chapter on 'Politics in India' ?
(A) The Civic Culture Revisited
(B) Politics and Government
(C) Political Development and Social Change
(D) Comparative Politics Today
Ans : (D)